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Former head of nursing at Letby hospital referred to regulator
Alison Kelly is referred to NMC after concerns over handling of fears raised by consultants
23 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby: police praise nurses who testified in distressing trial
Officers acknowledge the emotional impact on colleagues and witnesses
22 Aug 2023
Static mileage allowances hinder community nurse recruitment and retention
Essential car use unaffordable for many staff as mileage rates fail to match petrol prices
22 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby given whole life sentence
Nurse refuses to attend court to hear sentencing after murder convictions
21 Aug 2023
Former head of nursing says she ‘lacked information’ to remove Letby from neonatal unit
Karen Rees says she was not given enough information to justify removing Letby earlier
21 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby: police review care of babies in Liverpool and Chester as inquiry is called
Independent inquiry will examine how clinicians’ concerns about nurse were handled
18 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby was ‘very skilled in brainwashing’ colleagues
Reviewing lawyer speaks of nurse ‘covering her tracks’ as she is found guilty
18 Aug 2023
Nurse Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies
Jury also convicts children’s nurse of six attempted murders at hospital neonatal unit
18 Aug 2023
Nurses’ lives inspire play premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe
Playwright drew on more than 50 nurses’ own words to explore the pressures NHS staff face
18 Aug 2023
Guide to British slang aims to break the language barrier for nurses from overseas
It deciphers terms including ‘it’s giving me gyp’ and ‘spending a penny’
18 Aug 2023
Number accepted onto UK nursing courses falls 13%, prompting calls to scrap fees
NHS workforce plan ‘stumbles at first hurdle’ as nursing degree figures drop in every country
17 Aug 2023
Nursing student left in tears as university error blocks registration
Some 200 nursing students to be compensated after mixup prevents them starting jobs
16 Aug 2023
Ban on expensive nursing agencies in bid to curb spending
Step by Northern Ireland’s health and social care trusts aims to rein in agency spending
16 Aug 2023
How will ambitious nursing student targets set in the NHS workforce plan be met?
Calls for more detail on how nursing degree places will be increased
15 Aug 2023
Flexible working: nurses urged to have their say on new rules for employers
A new code of practice will include changes to the law set for next spring
14 Aug 2023
Need a change of scene? Be a nurse on a remote Scottish island
Role on Fair Isle in Shetland combines independent working with breathtaking surroundings
11 Aug 2023
Safer staffing and breaks – what nurses really need to reduce burnout
Nurses share their suggestions, which also include good work-life balance and better pay
11 Aug 2023
‘I know of nurses from India living in terrible conditions’ in the UK
Spokesperson for Kerala nurses talks of multiple families crammed into small houses
10 Aug 2023